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ATS Corporation reported Q1 fiscal 2027 revenue of C$693.7 million, missing its C$700-740 million guidance, and shares fell 26.55%. The automation technology company, listed on the NYSE and Toronto Stock Exchange, swung to a net loss for the quarter.
Levi & Korsinsky, a New York securities firm, is investigating whether ATS adequately disclosed the demand, backlog conversion, and fixed-cost pressures that produced the shortfall and the need for an 18-month cost transformation program. "The investigation concerns whether ATS Corporation adequately disclosed the demand, backlog conversion, and fixed-cost pressures that were reflected in the Q1 fiscal 2027 revenue shortfall and swing to a net loss," the firm said in a notice.
The C$700-740 million range was provided by Interim CFO Michael Anne Cybulski on the company's Q4 fiscal 2026 earnings call held May 28, 2026. Reported revenue was down 5.8 percent year over year, which ATS attributed to "a lower opening order backlog, the timing of project execution, and the planned reduction in large-scale automotive work." Adjusted revenue came in at C$698 million, down 5 percent, with adjusted earnings from operations of C$68.1 million, down 13.4 percent, and adjusted EPS of C$0.35. Order bookings totaled C$656 million, down 5.3 percent, while the order backlog stood at about C$1.9 billion.
Shares fell C$7.42 to close at approximately C$20.53 on Aug. 6, the day ATS reported results and unveiled the transformation program. CEO Douglas Wright said the initiative targets about C$70 million-plus in annualized savings, roughly half the gap to the company's 15 percent operating margin target, with the first phase consolidating European facilities for about C$20 million in savings. The company guided Q2 revenue to C$660-700 million and said net debt to adjusted EBITDA ended the quarter at 2.9x.
The revenue miss and the structural cost program signal that ATS faces a slower conversion of its backlog and margin pressure that management had not flagged when it issued guidance in May. Investors will watch the Q2 earnings call in November for updated segment margins and progress on the transformation plan, as well as any resolution of the Levi & Korsinsky investigation.
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